DefenceTalkWarplanes from the Saudi-led Arab coalition have launched heavy raids against rebel positions in seven Yemeni provinces, witnesses and military sources said Wednesday. The attacks that began overnight and continued Wednesday were the most intensive since the beginning of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan last week, witnesses said. Positions were targeted in the northern […]https://www.defencetalk.com/saudi-led-warplanes-bomb-rebels-across-yemen-64706/

DefenceTalkThe leader of Al-Qaeda’s branch in Yemen was targeted in a CIA drone strike last week, though US officials would not immediately confirm he had been killed, The Washington Post reported Monday. Nasir al-Wuhayshi’s group, Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, is behind several plots against the United States, including an attempt to blow up a […]https://www.defencetalk.com/cia-drone-strike-targets-top-al-qaeda-leader-in-yemen-report-64511/

DefenceTalkTwenty civilians were among at least 45 people killed in Saudi-led air strikes on the rebel-held armed forces headquarters in the Yemeni capital on Sunday, a medic said. The raids on the army headquarters in central Sanaa came a day after the kingdom’s air defences shot down a Scud missile fired from the war-torn country. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/45-dead-in-saudi-led-raids-on-yemen-capital-64403/

DefenceTalkYemeni rebels said on Monday they shot down a fighter jet as Saudi-led coalition air strikes intensified a day ahead of a hoped-for five-day humanitarian truce. Morocco announced that one of its warplanes taking part in operations against the rebels was missing along with its pilot, and that a search was underway. Coalition air strikes […]https://www.defencetalk.com/yemen-rebels-say-coalition-jet-downed-as-raids-heat-up-64132/

DefenceTalkThe White House and Saudi Arabia scrambled to quell talk of a diplomatic rift Monday, after King Salman pulled out of a summit with President Barack Obama at the eleventh hour. Senior US and Saudi officials appeared in public to insist the Gulf royal’s decision was not a snub nor part of a deeper crisis […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-saudi-arabia-play-down-rift-64124/

DefenceTalkThe Saudi-led coalition bombing rebels in Yemen has been using US-supplied cluster munitions in its air campaign, Human Rights Watch said Sunday, warning of the long-term dangers to civilians. The widely banned bombs contain dozens of submunitions, which sometimes do not explode, becoming de facto landmines that can kill or maim long after they were […]https://www.defencetalk.com/saudi-led-coalition-using-cluster-bombs-in-yemen-64103/

DefenceTalkSaudi Arabia and Egypt are considering holding large-scale military exercises after launching air strikes on Yemeni rebels who have been slapped with a UN arms embargo and sanctions. In a possible sign the Saudi-led air campaign against the Shiite rebels might expand into a ground operation, Cairo said it and Riyadh were mulling the drills […]https://www.defencetalk.com/egypt-saudi-mull-drills-as-pressure-builds-on-yemen-rebels-63866/

DefenceTalkYemeni rebels made new gains in the battleground southern city Aden Sunday as a Saudi-led coalition trying to halt their advance faced growing calls for a humanitarian pause in air strikes. The Red Cross has appealed for an immediate truce to allow families to seek water, food and medical assistance, describing the situation as “dire”. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/yemen-rebels-advance-in-battleground-aden-63739/

DefenceTalkSaudi Arabian special forces are involved in the military operation against Shiite Huthi rebels in neighboring Yemen, a Saudi adviser said Saturday. A Saudi-led coalition began air strikes on March 26 against the Iran-backed rebels, but says it has no plans for now to deploy ground forces. However, Saudi army and naval special forces have […]https://www.defencetalk.com/saudi-special-forces-involved-in-yemen-ops-63734/

DefenceTalkCAIRO: For months, members of the Arab League have been calling for a joint military force to quell the violence engulfing the region. Now that member states have largely agreed, analysts say having the force materialize and preparing it to fight complex modern conflicts may be an insurmountable challenge. Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi promised that […]https://www.defencetalk.com/analyst-joint-arab-military-force-poses-perilous-challenge-63703/